# SEC 5. How do you protect your network resources?
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Any workload that has some form of network connectivity, whether it’s the internet or a private network, requires multiple layers of defense to help protect from external and internal network-based threats.

**Topics**
+ [SEC05-BP01 Create network layers](sec_network_protection_create_layers.md)
+ [SEC05-BP02 Control traffic flow within your network layers](sec_network_protection_layered.md)
+ [SEC05-BP03 Implement inspection-based protection](sec_network_protection_inspection.md)
+ [SEC05-BP04 Automate network protection](sec_network_auto_protect.md)